The separation of church and state is a concept that is thrown around today most often in a vacuum of ignorance. Nothing so complex as the notion of this relationship of religion and state can be understood by the simple statement alone.
Unless one has studied the history of the development of this concept and the abuses of the wedding of church and state he will have little idea of the merit and application of this separation. I believe that a thorough study of the sixteenth and seventeenth century will reveal that our forefathers were not intending that the church have no influence upon the state, but rather that that influence of the church would be generated within the confines of the liberty of conscience and not by enforcement of law through the state. It is my conviction that men such a Roger Williams and John Clark coveted the good influences of church upon the state. In fact they knew that apart from these good influences the state could not succeed in providing a safe and stable government.
If we are to understand truly what is happening today I think we would see that the irreligious of this world have turned the issue upside down and are attempting to use the state to limit if not destroy the influence of the church. These flailings of the irreligious against the church through the abuses of the courts these days only confirm the successes of the church and these puny efforts of the irreligious are not to be feared.
The greater part of our whole world will grind to a stop in a few days and the cause will be the celebration of Christ’s birth. Let the irreligious fume and fuss, the truth is that this historical event is undeniable and Christ’s people are among them and that is proof positive that “Christ will build His church and the gates of hell cannot prevail against Him.”
Christianity has prevailed against every weapon that has been raised against it and it will continue to do so until that blessed day of the rapture when Christ takes us to be with Him; “…even so come Lord Jesus.”
